BDB4625
[מִיכָל] noun [masculine] brook, stream (?) (dubious word, compare Dron the passage HPS), construct מִיכַל הַמָּ֑יִם 2Sam 17:20.
Strong's Lexicon
H4323
H4323 — מִיכָּל
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H4323 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מִיכָּל |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H3201 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | miykal |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | me-kawl' |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) a container, i.e. a streamlet |
| KJV Renderings: | brook. |
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Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
מיכל (mee-chal’)
2 Samuel 17:20
- KJV: And when Absalom’s servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
- EHCC: They be gone over the brook of water.